Art Specialist
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Art Specialist occupation series (code 1056).
The verdict
With 4 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Art Specialist ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Information and Arts Group family. Its average salary of $62,235 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 4
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $62,235
- Avg tenure
- 21.1 yrs
FedScope read on Art Specialist (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Art Specialist occupation (OPM code 1056): 4 people, headcount sideways 0.0% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Average tenure in Art Specialist runs 21.1 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $62,235 per year, down 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Information and Arts Group family (code 10) groups Art Specialist together with 18 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Art Specialist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Information and Arts Group family.
Art Specialist makes up 0.0% of the 14,755 employees across the Information and Arts Group family, ranking #18 of 19 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Art Specialist pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$62,235
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-47.0%
Where Art Specialist ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $62,235 is higher than 17% of federal occupation series (93 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Art Specialist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Art Specialist ranks higher than 17%.
Related Occupations in Information and Arts Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Affairs | 5,552 | $129,060 | 14.3 yrs |
| General Arts and Information | 2,759 | $126,733 | 14.5 yrs |
| Visual Information | 1,245 | $110,638 | 15.6 yrs |
| Language Specialist | 864 | $117,705 | 11.8 yrs |
| Technical Writing and Editing | 816 | $128,063 | 14.1 yrs |
| Writing and Editing | 760 | $138,055 | 15.2 yrs |
| Museum Specialist and Technician | 657 | $91,362 | 13.8 yrs |
| Audiovisual Production | 619 | $128,404 | 16 yrs |
| Museum Curator | 490 | $125,118 | 17.5 yrs |
| Interior Design | 355 | $105,579 | 11 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Art Specialist outside the Information and Arts Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (4 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($62,235 here).
Key takeaways
- Art Specialist pays below the federal average by 47.0% ($62,235 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 17th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 4 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Art Specialist ranks #649 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Art Specialist makes up 0.0% of the 14,755 employees across the Information and Arts Group family, ranking #18 of 19 occupations in that family by headcount.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.